The Mindfulness App that Improved Bedtime for My Spirited Boy

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Stop, Breathe & Think Kids is a mindfulness app that helps kids calm down and learn emotional literacy. It has greatly impacted sleep for my spirited boy.

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Laying in the 3rd bed for the night with my 7 year old, I feel exhausted and run down.

It’s been almost 7 years of dreading bedtime. I’ve researched and read all about the importance of a good bedtime routine, and have agonized and nit-picked my own parenting style, feeling tremendous guilt over my lack of control during bedtime.

We’ve recently stumbled upon this app that leads children through calming stories and guides them through self-reflection and visualization, and it has dramatically improved my spirited boy’s propensities for excitement and restlessness at bedtime.

 

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The Mindfulness App that Changed Bedtime for My Spirited Boy (and for me!)

While I like to limit screen time right before I ask my kids to close their eyes for the night, the Stop, Breathe & Think Kids has been such a game-changer, that I’ll gladly make this exception.

Often, my son listens to the app with his eyes closed and the night-shift lighting turned on, and doesn’t need to look at the screen to find value in the stories. And, during the day, he finds the simple videos on the screen calming and entertaining at the same time (the app has also made an appearance in our calm down area!).

 

It’s really calming. At night, it helps me go to sleep, because let’s say you are afraid that ghosts, or Frankenstein, vampires or any monsters are coming to your room, this app distracts you, and calms you. It’s been really helpful, and it even works in the daytime! -M., 7 years old

 

About the Stop, Breathe & Think Kids App

From the creators of the award-winning app for adults, Stop, Breathe & Think Kids is a mindful games app designed specifically for kids ages 5 – 10 (my spirited boy is now 7). Kids can check into how they are feeling using fun emojis and try recommended mindful missions and meditations tuned to those emotions. Stickers reward their progress and keep the mindful activities engaging.

The kids meditation and mindful missions in Stop, Breathe & Think Kids were developed in collaboration with activity-based mindfulness expert Susan Kaiser Greenland, creator of the Inner Kids program and author of Mindful Games and The Mindful Child.

Key App Features

• 15 free mindful activities for every situation

• 25 premium missions for more meditation and mindful activities

• Fun video animations

• Stickers to reward progress

Mindful Missions to Deal With

• Sleep

• Over excitement

• Stress & worry

• Disappointment & sadness

• Caring & connecting

Try the app for FREE for 1 month with the code: viewsfromastepstool

I sincerely hope that you find the Stop, Breathe & Think Kids app as helpful as it has been for us! 

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